Education briefs

Tuesday

Feb 26, 2013 at 3:15 AM

DOVER — On Wednesday, March 6, the Dover High School Guidance Department will offer several workshops for parents of Juniors. The focus of the evening will be “Life After High School” and topics will include the college search and application process, how to pay for college and non-college options such as jobs, apprenticeships, Gap Year and the military.

This is the same night as Parent Conferences which begin at 7:00PM. The Guidance Workshops will begin at 6:00PM in the Auditorium. After the presentations, Counselors will be available throughout the evening to answer questions.

Please call the Guidance Office at 516-6940 with any questions.

SOMERSWORTH — The Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO), announces a Scholarship Information Session to be held March 14 (Thurs.) at 7:45 at Tri-City Christian Academy’s Open House, bringing school options and scholarship information to families.

Thanks to a law passed by the New Hampshire legislature, families may be eligible for financial need-based scholarship awards to pay tuition at an independent/private school, a public school outside of their district, or for homeschooling expenses. Tri-City Christian Academy, 12 Rocky Hill Rd., Somersworth. Representatives from The Network for Educational Opportunity will be on hand to explain the financial need-based Education Tax Credit Scholarships available to families. All members of the community are welcome to attend this family-friendly event. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. More information about the Education Tax Credit Scholarship Program can be found at www.networkforeducation.org or call 888-325-1776.

KITTERY, Maine — If you have a child entering Kindergarten in Kittery for the 2013 -2014 school year, you must call the Horace Mitchell Primary School at 439-1707 to schedule an appointment with our school secretary. You may download registration materials from our website, or pick them up at school. The dates for Kindergarten Registration are: March 6 and April 3. Parents should plan on spending approximately one hour to complete this process. The child and parent are invited to the appointment.

If you have any further questions about our registration, please feel free to contact: Principal David Foste 439-1707.

DOVER — Dover Adult Learning Center is offering Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes for people who seek to improve basic skills in reading, writing and math. Students gain the skills they need to be successful. Students may prepare to take the GED exam at the Center through exercises, practice tests and ABE classes. A new GED is coming in 2014 so all current scores will expire at the end of this year. Call to schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor in Dover or Rochester 603-742-1030. Get more information on our website www.dalc-online.org.

EXETER — If you didn’t finish high school and would like to prepare for the GED test (high school equivalency exam), work on your reading, writing, and math skills, or improve your speaking, vocabulary, reading, or writing of English, come to adult education. Classes are small and in a relaxed atmosphere. All interested adult students should call Exeter Adult Education at 775-8457. Classes meet at the Tuck Learning Campus, (former Exeter High School), Entrance D, 30 Linden Street, Exeter. For more information visit our website at http://adulted.sau16.org or find us on Facebook.

ROCHESTER — Early enrollment for the 2013/2014 school year for grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade is open at Lighthouse Christian Academy at 17 Heaton St. in Rochester through March 21. Registration and book costs will remain at the 2012/13 levels until March 21 before book costs increase on April 1.

Lighthouse Christian Academy is a ministry of the Harvest of Praise Church of God, celebrating its 29th year this fall. For enrollment applications or more information you may call the school at 603 335-1151 or check them out on the web at www.harvestofpraisecog.com.

DOVER — Portsmouth Christian Academy is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. For more information and application forms, please contact Mrs. Diane Sipp, Director of Admissions, at 603-742-3617, ext. 116, or email her at dsipp@pcaschool.org. Please visit PCA’s website, www.pcaschool.org, for directions to its 50-acre campus in Dover, N.H.

YORK, Maine — York Adult & Community Education reminds readers the current version of the GED test will expire at the end of 2013. The current version, known as the 2002 Series GED test, will be replaced with the new 2014 GED test on January 2, 2014. Interested GED test-takers can find more information at www.yorkadulteducation.org. York Adult & Community Education is at 1 Robert Stevens Drive,York. Call 207-363-7922 or 207-363-4214 x2113.

ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be providing a $500 scholarship to eligible students graduating from high school. Students must be graduating seniors in high school who are either employed by or have a parent employed by a company that is a member of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and in good standing.

The recipient will be selected in May and be awarded in June. The scholarship awarded will be payable to the institution they are attending in their second year of attending a full-time college, university or technical school.

Scholarship guidelines and applications are available at high schools in the region, at the Chamber office located at 18 South Main Street in Rochester or by visiting www.rochesternh.org . The deadline to submit completed scholarship applications is Friday, April 26, 2013.

CONCORD — New Hampshire Retired Educators Association offers two $1500 scholarship awards to graduates of New Hampshire secondary schools. The students must be in their junior year of an accredited college or university, pursuing a course of study that leads to teacher certification. If in a 5-year program, they must be in their senior year of study.

The Irene Hart Memorial Award is given to a student who is completing his/her course of study at a New Hampshire College of university. The NHREA Memorial Award is given to a student completing his/her course of study at a non-New Hampshire college or university.

Completed applications are due on May 1, 2013. The forms may be obtained from a retired educator in your area, Phyllis Simmons at 382-8405, Margaret Pyszka at 472-5716, Nancy Doe at 978-373-0960 or Patricia Bolduc at 524-2662.

ELLSWORTH, Maine and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation offers nearly 450 scholarships that support students pursuing music, journalism, teaching, horticulture, technology, the arts, and many other fields. They are available for students attending secondary, post-secondary, and graduate schools, as well as non-traditional programs.

A complete listing of scholarships available for the upcoming school year is now online at the Maine Community Foundation website, www.mainecf.org.